Chinese Restaurant Playground
Entrance Gallery & Gabriel Gallery 45 Moreland St, Footscray, Victoria, AustraliaChinese Restaurant Playground by Steffie Yee 余淑婷, is an exhibition about childhood, imaginative play, and finding joy within the frenetic settings of her parents’ Chinese restaurant. The exhibition presents a multimedia collection of finished works, and works in progress, exploring the artist’s experience growing up in the regional NSW town of Branxton. Through multilingual animations,…
Sutures
Roslyn Smorgon Gallery 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaFootscray Community Arts is delighted to present Sutures, an exhibition by Sophie Cassar that explores the sexual politics of disability through photography, text, and artist books. Sutures emerges from Cassar’s research into online archives of disability-based fetish material. These works confront the often-blurred lines between medical intervention and non-consensual touch. In her artist books, Cassar…
Toddler Jam
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaWhen: Thursdays and Fridays, 10:30—11:15am Term 3: 18 July—20 September 2024 Ages: 9 months—5 years old. A weekly music party for toddlers & pre-schoolers to ROCK OUT with parents and care-givers! Bubs and children 1—5 years are welcome to join in, exploring singing, dancing, percussion, Auslan and self-expression. Created by Razz Mussen, this class is…
In Place
Amphitheatre VIC, AustraliaIn a society turned upside down who will lead us? In Place is a journey of hierarchy told through acrobatics and grounded in cultural connection. The culmination of 12 months dedication, this world-premiere performance erupts into Footscray’s outdoor amphitheatre with a subversive and challenging First Nations led circus. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have…
Black Wealth Connect Women’s Summit: Metamorphosis
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaABOUT THE SUMMIT: The Black Wealth Connect Women’s Summit: Metamorphosis will be a powerful day of empowerment, enlightenment, and celebration dedicated to the resilience and strength of women from the African diaspora. Our focus on financial literacy highlights economic empowerment as a key driver of personal and collective transformation. Through a carefully curated program, attendees…